neck-through vs. bolt-on

[i like tictacs]

if you can get a neck thru for about the same $ as a bolt on...go for it.. but i think thats a rare occurence.

Like I was saying before, I wouldn't choose one bass over another just because it is a neck-thru. Some of the best basses out there are bolt-ons. . . you have to look at the total package.

If you're talking otherwise identical, like certain Warwick models, yeah I'd go neck-thru. I would choose an older handbuilt Warwick over a new one too. But, there are bolt-on basses I would take over a neck-thru Warwick. And, there are plenty of bolt-on basses that cost more than neck-thru Warwicks.

I personally prefer CNC to hand made.

We could argue this forever though.

I shouldn't have topped this.

[street fish]

if you can get a neck thru for about the same $ as a bolt on...go for it.. but i think thats a rare occurence.

Like I was saying before, I wouldn't choose one bass over another just because it is a neck-thru. Some of the best basses out there are bolt-ons. . . you have to look at the total package.

If you're talking otherwise identical, like certain Warwick models, yeah I'd go neck-thru. I would choose an older handbuilt Warwick over a new one too. But, there are bolt-on basses I would take over a neck-thru Warwick. And, there are plenty of bolt-on basses that cost more than neck-thru Warwicks.

I personally prefer CNC to hand made.

We could argue this forever though.

I shouldn't have topped this.

I didn't feel like I was arguing, just stating a preference. Doesn't make it right or wrong . . . I said that all things being equal I'd prefer neck-thru, but all things are not equal from bass company to bass company, and neck-thru does not automatically make for a better bass. Sort of like how a 35" inch scale does not automatically mean a tighter B string than a 34" scale.

The reason I bring up the older Warwicks is they used woods that were more exotic and "supposedly" will deliver the "Warwick" tone. This is not to say the new ones aren't top notch. Maybe its just the "vintage" thing.

[i like tictacs]

if you can get a neck thru for about the same $ as a bolt on...go for it.. but i think thats a rare occurence.

Like I was saying before, I wouldn't choose one bass over another just because it is a neck-thru. Some of the best basses out there are bolt-ons. . . you have to look at the total package.

If you're talking otherwise identical, like certain Warwick models, yeah I'd go neck-thru. I would choose an older handbuilt Warwick over a new one too. But, there are bolt-on basses I would take over a neck-thru Warwick. And, there are plenty of bolt-on basses that cost more than neck-thru Warwicks.

I personally prefer CNC to hand made.

We could argue this forever though.

I shouldn't have topped this.

I didn't feel like I was arguing, just stating a preference. Doesn't make it right or wrong . . . I said that all things being equal I'd prefer neck-thru, but all things are not equal from bass company to bass company, and neck-thru does not automatically make for a better bass. Sort of like how a 35" inch scale does not automatically mean a tighter B string than a 34" scale.

The reason I bring up the older Warwicks is they used woods that were more exotic and "supposedly" will deliver the "Warwick" tone. This is not to say the new ones aren't top notch. Maybe its just the "vintage" thing.

I didn't mean argue per se, have a conversation maybe, or a debate. Who knows. My vette is growly as all hell. When did they change woods? I know I still have the bubinga body, wenge/ovangkol neck, etc...Just curious.

[street fish]

Don't know exactly when they changed. . . maybe 97-98? I think the real "hot-ticket" item with Warwick was the all wenge neck, where now you're getting wenge laminated with something else, or something else entirely.

Like I said, I'm sure its still a top notch bass. Honestly I haven't done a lot of research into Warwicks, because the tone just isn't quite what I'm looking for. I love the tone, it just doesn't quite fit my projects. My Flea bass has the Seymour Duncan pickup because the Lane Poor that was in the original models is out of production. The Lane Poor has become kind of the holy-grail of pickups, but the SD is still a good pickup.

What would be cool is to have a Warwick that says "Made in West Germany."

[kopie101]

wahoo! the beast is in!